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Poster:	beep*	Date:	Sep 29, 2015 3:24pm
Forum:	classic_tv	Subject:	Re: 'The Little Caesar of Bleeker Street' does have sound, right?

Yes. There was something about pounding those keys!
Here's a bit of movie trivia. For a time I owned the Oliver No. 9 machine that was used as a prop in Burt Lancaster's Birdman Of Alcatraz. But by the time I acquired it the thing had been rusting away in a shop window for decades. I was able to get it working again but it was too far gone to restore properly.
Here is what an Oliver looks like:

http://tinyurl.com/qfxunfs

Sometimes Happy Swordsman's posts really get us going on the past.
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Poster:	cosmico	Date:	Sep 30, 2015 2:16am
Forum:	classic_tv	Subject:	Re: 'The Little Caesar of Bleeker Street' does have sound, right?

Wow, that Oliver No. 9 is a beauty! It looks poised to take flight at any moment!